Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into licenses acquisition requirements
Coordinate efforts with procurement and contract team
Ensure software quality, SLA, cost effectiveness, privacy, and compliance
Devise negotiation strategy and license matrix that is beneficial to the company
Collaborate with product subject matter experts, procurement sourcing and contracts team, finance
Provide guidance and support to leadership on software evaluation, acquisitions, and maintenance of contractual terms
Identify opportunities for cost savings and efficiency improvements
Negotiate favorable business terms and costs of third-party software
Optimize the utilization of products and assets through effective management
Cultivate and manage vendor relationships effectively

Requirements

10+ years working within Information Technology or Software Engineering
5+ years hands on experience working on Datacenter, Infrastructure, Network and Cloud servers
3+ years of experience with third-party technologies and vendor support management
3+ years solving complex business or technical problems and proposing solutions
Bachelor's degree or, equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)

Benefits

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

software qualitySLAcost effectivenesscompliancenegotiation strategylicense matrixvendor support managementproblem solvingDatacenterCloud servers

Soft Skills

collaborationstakeholder managementguidancesupportrelationship managementcost savings identificationefficiency improvements

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeequivalent experience